Electrical Contracts Manager

Location: South Wales based | UK-wide customer operations
Salary: £50,000 per annum starting salary
Hours: 48 hours per week | salaried, full-time
Reporting to: Managing Director
Progression: Performance and development-target based, with annual reviews
The opportunity
GMEC Solutions Limited is seeking an experienced, driven and commercially minded Electrical Contracts Manager to join its management team and lead the development, performance and growth of the electrical engineering and industrial maintenance division.
This is a hands-on leadership position with responsibility for sourcing and winning new work, estimating and quoting, delivering profitable projects, managing customer relationships and leading the electrical workforce. We are looking for someone who takes ownership of a department, not simply someone who manages individual jobs.
About GMEC
Established in 2014, GMEC Solutions Limited provides mechanical, electrical and structural engineering, maintenance and project services to industrial customers across the UK. Our sectors include quarrying, aggregates, concrete, asphalt, steelmaking, recycling and manufacturing. We are strengthening our management structure to support sustainable growth, engineering quality, safety and customer service.
Principal responsibilities

• Lead and develop the electrical engineering and maintenance division, setting clear operational, commercial and workforce standards.
• Identify new customers and opportunities; develop existing accounts and secure repeat work, planned maintenance agreements and electrical projects.
• Complete site surveys, scopes, labour and material estimates, technical proposals and quotations; actively follow up enquiries to win orders.
• Manage contracts from enquiry and award through planning, procurement, labour allocation, installation, testing, commissioning, handover and invoicing.
• Monitor project costs, quoted versus actual hours, variations, margins and cash-generating completion; address issues early.
• Plan and coordinate electricians, apprentices and subcontractors across multiple customer sites, including reactive and planned works.
• Lead, coach and develop the electrical team; set expectations for productivity, quality, attitude, accountability and safe working.
• Identify training and recruitment needs, build technical competence and address underperformance constructively.
• Maintain strong client communication, resolve operational issues and work closely with the Managing Director and wider GMEC management team.
• Ensure appropriate RAMS, permits, electrical isolation, inspection/testing, certification and project records are completed to required standards.
• Use GMEC management and CRM systems to maintain accurate enquiries, quotations, project records, actions and performance information.

Candidate requirements

• Proven industrial electrical engineering and maintenance experience, ideally within heavy industry or process plant.
• Demonstrable contracts or project management experience, including estimating, quotation preparation and commercial delivery.
• Ability to win new work, develop customer relationships and grow a profitable service offering.
• Confident people manager able to organise, motivate, coach and hold electricians accountable for performance.
• Sound knowledge of industrial power, control, motors, drives, fault finding and electrical installation practices.
• Good understanding of BS 7671, electrical safety, inspection/testing and safe systems of work.
• Strong planning, communication, problem-solving and commercial skills; comfortable working independently and visiting sites UK-wide.
• Full UK driving licence.

Desirable experience and qualifications
Electrical apprenticeship and relevant trade qualifications; 18th Edition; inspection and testing qualification; HNC/HND/degree; SSSTS/SMSTS or equivalent; experience of MCCs, PLCs, variable-speed drives, industrial automation and planned maintenance contracts. Proven ability and attitude will be considered alongside formal qualifications.
The person we are looking for
Proactive, ambitious and practical; commercially aware; willing to lead by example; focused on efficient, safe, high-quality delivery; confident in difficult conversations; motivated to build a capable team and grow a sustainable department. This is a results-led management role with real accountability and scope to shape the business.
Salary, benefits and career progression
The starting salary is £50,000 per annum for a contracted 48-hour working week. Salary will be reviewed annually against individual performance, achievement of agreed development targets and the electrical division’s progress. Increases are not automatic and will reflect demonstrated contribution, responsibilities and business performance.
The proposed package also includes a company vehicle appropriate to the role, company phone and laptop, workplace pension, private medical insurance, death-in-service benefit, company sick pay of up to 80% following the applicable deferred period (subject to scheme rules), annual leave and funded professional development. Full terms and eligibility will be confirmed in the employment offer and contract.
The role involves a mixture of office work, customer visits and site-based management. Flexibility is needed to support industrial operations; arrangements for hours beyond the contracted week, weekends and out-of-hours duties will be confirmed contractually.
Performance and development reviews
Clear objectives will be agreed on appointment and reviewed during the first year, followed by formal annual performance and salary reviews. Measures will include new enquiries and orders secured, profitable electrical turnover, quotation conversion, project margins, on-time delivery, labour productivity, customer retention, safety/compliance and development of the electrical team. Targets will be realistic, measurable and agreed with the Managing Director.
Apply
Applicants should submit a CV and a brief covering statement outlining relevant industrial electrical experience, contracts managed, people leadership and examples of new business or departmental development. Applications and enquiries should be directed to GMEC Solutions Limited through its advertised recruitment contact

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